The Phoenicians: The Purple Empire of the Ancient WorldMorrow, 1975 - 288 pages Examines the history, people, culture, civilization, and achievements of the Phoenicians, whose supremacy in shipbuilding and navigation enabled them to be masters of the ancient world for three hundred years. |
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Page 11
... army in the most shameful way , and the insult had to be avenged . The events leading up to this curious general staff briefing were as follows : The Macedonians , who had just beaten the Persian army at Issus , were preparing to march ...
... army in the most shameful way , and the insult had to be avenged . The events leading up to this curious general staff briefing were as follows : The Macedonians , who had just beaten the Persian army at Issus , were preparing to march ...
Page 201
... army which had been entrusted to them . The Magonids were not the last to attempt this . Later the Barcids , the clan to which the great Hannibal belonged ( great , that is , compared to various other Carthaginian generals of the same ...
... army which had been entrusted to them . The Magonids were not the last to attempt this . Later the Barcids , the clan to which the great Hannibal belonged ( great , that is , compared to various other Carthaginian generals of the same ...
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... army must have seemed like a troop of medieval mercenaries faced with a Prussian army of the time of Frederick the Great . That in spite of this the Carthaginians defeated Dionysius's troops again and again can only have been the result ...
... army must have seemed like a troop of medieval mercenaries faced with a Prussian army of the time of Frederick the Great . That in spite of this the Carthaginians defeated Dionysius's troops again and again can only have been the result ...
Contents
The Bedouins of the Sea II | 11 |
The City in the Cedar Grove | 27 |
The Coming of the Aryans | 39 |
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